Today's Opinions

I had to be taken to the emergency room of Twin County Regional Hospital by Fries Rescue Squad on Feb. 20.
I was treated by friendly squad members and the emergency room personnel were also so friendly and nice.
I want to say that the E.R. personnel were exceptionally knowledgeable in treating me for my health problem.
I am so thankful for the great Fries Rescue Squad and for a great E.R. Department at Twin County Regional. Thanks to everyone for your kind help.Jane Newman
Fries

To the Giles County School Board: We support and defend your right to display the 10 Commandments in Giles county schools.
Our nation was founded on Judeo‑Christian principles as expressed in the 10 Commandments.
Author David Barton (The Christian Roots of America) says that of the approximate 250 “founding fathers” who helped create and support the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, most believed in the Bible.
Among these were Patrick Henry, Sam Adams and John Hancock.

I want to thank Debbie Stringer and the staff at WBRF Radio for finding a way to get the station into the Roanoke Valley!
I am a confirmed, card-carrying classic country, bluegrass and beach music lover and would listen to WBRF when traveling toward Mount Airy from time to time.
But now that they are bringing this terrific music into the Roanoke area, I can and do listen all day.
My car radio dial has literally not moved but a time or two since I found them a few months ago, and I keep the live streaming on all day.

Dear President Obama:
This letter is for all the elderly and disabled people in this country.
These people are going to starve to death if something isn’t done about sky-high prices on everything.
They give us a so-called “cost of living adjustment,” then go up on Medicare, supplement insurances, food, medicine and gas. We are actually worse off than before the so-called raise.
One of the biggest things wrong is letting them take God out of everything. We turn our backs on God and he will turn away from our country.

Congress gives the typical taxpayer a sad, sob story about the national debt.
If the taxpayer really knew what their taxes were going to, they would be outraged.
I am going to let you in on what I think is a direct hit on the intelligence of Americans. These are true causes that Congress has spent our money on.
They have spent millions of your tax money to study why monkeys throw their feces. Another good one is the study of the mating habits of quails in China.

As the parent of a daughter who has lived at Southwest Virginia Training Center for 11 years, I understand the confusion and anger expressed by other families who attended the Feb. 9 meeting with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
Decisions affecting training center residents were made without family/guardian involvement, or on-campus investigations.

I disagree with a recent letter that stated Carroll County voters showed a strong expression for change of incumbent supervisors.
Actually, they expressed satisfaction by matching the highest percentage of returning supervisors during the past 37 years. Let’s take a minute and look at Carroll’s political history.